An evening of Balfronalia …from Oral History from 2005 – Francie Brown and Jessie and May Landels recorded by Ros Ford – to some artefacts to trigger memories. There might even be a cuppa thrown in!
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Second talk of 2026 will be Jonathan Kaney of Stirling Central Library on our local aviators – Frank & Harold Barnwell.
… a not so silent witness!
Final talk of the autumn session with Professor Alison Cathcart
Instigated by Balfron Heritage Group and permitted by the local landowner, this “dig” was led by Stirling Archaeologist Dr.Murray Cook and his trusty team of volunteers. Apart from a plethora of quartz (Stirlingshire had to import any flint from Yorkshire or Aberdeen), right at the end of the excavation a piece of charcoal was found […]
The second talk of the season is “The Fintry Dig” by Dr. Murray Cook who will be beginning his exploration into Woodend Motte Balfron on the same day (9th-11th October).